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Congrats on the wins Chris! You hunting two nice hounds and they will get their share. Take Care.

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Please keep posting about you and Jazz's adventures I'm really enjoying it. When I was a kid 40 years ago I had a pair of black and fans and a Full Cry Magazine everywhere I went. Your updates remind me of the stories I would read. Thanks again for posting.

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Please keep posting about you and Jazz's adventures I'm really enjoying it. When I was a kid 40 years ago I had a pair of black and fans and a Full Cry Magazine everywhere I went. Your updates remind me of the stories I would read. Thanks again for posting.

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Thanks Max. I hunted this evening and made three trees.m2 coons and a den. I'll try to do a better job of updating this thread. I enjoy writing and am glad someone likes reading it.

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Having a job sure does interfere with my coonhunting profession. Lol. Big Country put up another win with Donnie handling him. He needs any cast win to be nite champ now. Gonna get that done this weekend I hope.

Country is a big leggy hound and 72 pounds of muscle. When he rocks that head back locates he is as loud as anything I have ever hunted or heard. He moves around good, uses his mouth right and gets under coons.

He is not perfect and can be beat. In fact a couple weeks ago I took a legitimate beating at Liberty at a slam event. Drew a four year old off of Mr Clean that was clicking. The dog could have won any hunt on the face of the earth that night. He treed five singles by himself. I was getting a couple but dens as well. That dog scored 925+ on a March evening. That's getting it done. It was painful to get beat but an awesome display of coondog work.

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He is not perfect and can be beat. In fact a couple weeks ago I took a legitimate beating at Liberty at a slam event. Drew a four year old off of Mr Clean that was clicking. The dog could have won any hunt on the face of the earth that night. He treed five singles by himself. I was getting a couple but dens as well. That dog scored 925+ on a March evening. That's getting it done. It was painful to get beat but an awesome display of coondog work.

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Chris, it is GREAT to see a Blue Dog getting entered into an elimination style event! I am of the opinion you draw out with better caliber hounds at these style events, regardless of the KC. Kudos to you for doing so! You can't win if you don't go. The stereotype that gets hung on the Walker dogs does not apply to all of them I have had the privilege of seeing several go (& ole blue getting scalded by them) that were loud mouth coon treeing rascals & were by themselves more often than not.

Keep on keep'in on!

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There are not enough Blueticks that are put in the mix. I wish there were more Super Stake pups out there. The Walker guys dominate the hints because they are willing to put their dogs out there. Any dog can be beat on any given night. I beat Main Street Roy one night with a dog that was not near as good. I caught a couple breaks and he made a mistake. It's that simple.


I like a solid coondog whether it has a title or not. I really don't think a title defines a coondog. Too many counterfeits with those. However, the Walker I drew was proof that coon treers can and will win hunts. The handler of the dog won it by striking and treeing his dog and then finding the coon. The way it is supposed to be. There are blues out there that could do the same thing.

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There are not enough Blueticks that are put in the mix. I wish there were more Super Stake pups out there. The Walker guys dominate the hints because they are willing to put their dogs out there. Any dog can be beat on any given night. I beat Main Street Roy one night with a dog that was not near as good. I caught a couple breaks and he made a mistake. It's that simple.


I like a solid coondog whether it has a title or not. I really don't think a title defines a coondog. Too many counterfeits with those. However, the Walker I drew was proof that coon treers can and will win hunts. The handler of the dog won it by striking and treeing his dog and then finding the coon. The way it is supposed to be. There are blues out there that could do the same thing.

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Your post is right on! When you hunt a good hound with other good hounds, the same hound is not going to win every night.

Some things needed to consistently win casts in elimination style events I have seen that are hard to come by in a Blue hide as well as in need of improvement in my own back yard are:

1) more independence-do their own SAME thing every time, regardless of other dogs actions
2) more giddy up-especially off the recast, in late rounds, & multi-night hunts
3) need to lose quirkiness - what other dogs are present, or doing with or without them having no effect on them

Gives a feller like me hunting a cull blue dog something to shoot for

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Put Jazz in the woods last myth with a friend and his walker male. The Walker sank in deep and Jazz was pecking around on a den. I got in there and sent her on and then it was show time.
The male set up a tree, when we got there Jazz was treed forty feet away, with the coon. I didn't wait for the other tree to be finished. I sent Jazz out of there after some hefty praising, there was squalling and carrying on. She sank in to 340 and struck. She ended up treed in short order on a big double trunk red oak. Couldn't find a coon. The Walker was through the country. I cut Jazz loose.
The Walker was treed at 734. Jazz treed two more coon behind him. He was slick. Called it a night and headed 1.6 miles back to the truck.

We're going to town tonight. I'll keep you posted.

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Ever get those signs that make you wonder if what you are doing is such a good idea? Those things that by themselves would not mean too much, but when they consistently follow one after the other it is like someone hitting you over the head and saying "Wake up dummy! This is not a good thing!" Well, I am a spiritual man and do believe in divine intervention from the Lord above. I believe he is a "lamp unto our feet and light for our path".

So,'it started yesterday about noon. I had plans to go to a UKC hunt and carry Jazz for her first UKC cast. I was over due for an oil change and had errands to run so I decided to go to the quick lube. The tires on the Toyota needed rotation as well so I threw that in. I have been milking the old clutch and had used about all the adjustment in it. I noticed it was pretty thin and that was the first sign of the day. But did I get it? Noooo, I drove on in thinking it should be ok. I ll get it replaced this week.

I pull into the lube joint and there are bunch of young guys hustling around. I'm thinking it's good to see clean cut young guys working. They seem pretty green as they raise the hood on the Toy and proceed to ask "what size is the motor?" Now mind you it says 3400 in big white letters on the front of the valve covers. Sign #2.
They pull the truck in the bay and go to work with the fury of a nascar pit crew. I am seated in the lobby and I hear the lift and happen to glance into the bay through the glass door. I am thinking that little lift is pretty slick and I could put one of those in my garage. I am studying it and notice the boys have a 6x6 block on the lift and against the body and of the truck. I look closer and see that yep, they are lifting it right behind the doors on the body. I walk out and ask what they are doing and they lower the truck and they bent the pinch welds along the body. What a mess. It's an old truck but I try to take care of it like a new one. That's why it is still nice. So me and Cody have a heart to heart. The manager is supposed to call Monday. I take the truck to a body shop and the repair is $778. Oh yeah and before I left the lube shop, Cody wanted me to pay for the service. I laughed and told him I would take that up with the manager. Sign #3
So,I'm on the way home now. Tranny is hard to shift. Wonder if there is a little more adjustment in that clutch so I can go to the hunt. Sign #4
Get home, tweek the adjustment rod and decide it will do. Load everything in the truck, pull out, get down the road 10 miles and decide to pull up the hunt info to double check directions to the club. Clock on the dash say 5:27. Notice the hunt deadline is 7:00. It's a 2'hour drive. Sign #4
I think we'll, I can just go to the $kc the other direction. It's closer anyway and I can watch most of the IU / Kentucky game before I have to head out. Stop by the house, the girls, planning on me being gone, have the Duggers on the tube. This might be Sign #5. I'm not sure yet.
I pull up the game on the laptop and stream it. IU leading at the half. Good deal. Time to head to DuPont. Find the game coverage on the radio and I'm west bound and down. Plenty of time before the deadline. The clutch is getting by, I have cheated fate and all things are now going my way. IU is opening up the lead and it's all good. 15 miles from home, game goes to commercial and I think "did I put my boots in the truck?" Pull over and check even though I already knew the answer as I could see them (mentally) sitting in the shop. Nope no boots. For split we find I thought I could do it in the hikers I was wearing and then all of the day's events became vividly clear. Sign #6.
Instantly I had a moment of clarity. I thought "this is just not meant to be." I became fearful that if I went on from here something terrible could happen. If I turn Jazz loose after ignoring all these things, she could get hit on the road. I had a similar feeling one other time and ignored it and ended us with a totaled truck 7 hours from home! No not again! I am pert near smarter than that! I'm headed home. I'm gonna barricade myself in the bathroom with a few guns,ammo and food and wait for the Zombie apocalypse!

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I get those every now and then Chris and when I do I'm kinda like you. I think its the lord telling me something and I try to turn around or either find something else to do. Enjoyed our conversation today Chris, talk to you soon.

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Chris, glad to hear you still have Jazz giving them coons the royal fits.

Last night I himmed and hawwed about taking a quick drop across the road from my house. Got a almost 2 year old walker female that needs to get her butt in gear as far as getting it done by herself. As well as the two littermates to your female. Soo most of the nights I take her out, it turns out just being a big hike for me with tracks that seldom get finished. Which there's nothing wrong with that, for now. she needs to learn on her own or die trying with me putting the time in. She can't piggyback off my GRNITECH males work all the time. I just wont waste my time forever for no good outcome. She's the type of dog that's stuck in 2nd gear, and once she figures out the program consistently... she'll be one tough hound. I made a thread just like you did with Jazz two years ago. Its in the Walker breed section if you search 7x WLDNITECH bred

Soo anyways, I'm standing in my driveway staring at the sky watching the tree tops blow back and forth and the wind die and rise every now and then. I finally decide this walker aint going to learn on the chain so I gear up and walk across the road. Then I got one of those feelings like you mentioned. I'm standing on a side of a huge den tree blocking the wind for me, and it just didn't feel right. The hound was 200 yards out and not moving much. And the rain and wind was picking up. Something was telling me to get out of there, so we headed back home. Put JackA$$ 3D in and had a good laugh watching that.

Tonight, the Blueticks get their chance to go

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975 plus was good for a first place win and high scoring dog for Jazz at the Grand Reunion Saturday night.

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Congrats Chris and Jazz!! Great Win!! Very deserving team!!

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Chris and Jazz on your win

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Chris, congrats on your win. Glad to see that all of the time and work you put in jazz is paying off. Good luck in the up coming events with Jazz and Bimbo!

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Chris,

I can't begin to tell you how proud I am of the work and dedication you put into your hounds. You and Jazz put a lot of time in from the time she arrived to your place, and it is starting to pay off in the winners circle. That little pup was something special from the day she was born, she was adventurous to no end. It's a great thing I showed up at the right time to my kennel that one day to save her from that water bucket in the dead of winter. I thought she was a goner for sure, but she pulled through and placing her in your hands when I could have kept her was a blessing in disguise. Keep up the great work buddy. Jewell would have been proud too


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Dave it was good to put a face with the name. Hope to see you again soon. Call anytime. We can hunt over th phone too. (812)667-8110

Nick. I'm glad you went Jazz my way. It's been fun. Come out sometime for a hunt.

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Took Jazz to the Bear Creek club for a $kc hunt. She scored on two coons with second strike and first trees. She got in the money tonight. There were 17 dogs entered and we split $200 added. This will help keep us on the road for a few nights!

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Took Jazz to a UKC hunt a brought home another win.

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congrats on your win with Jazz. Glad to see all your time you put into Jazz paying off. Are you thinking about going to English days with her? Take care Dave

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No, I probably will not go to English Days. My plan is to try to finish to Nite Ch this month and then work on $kc Champion. I'd like to have both before her second birthday. She needs $280. I can hit week night open events and work some OT on the weekends this summer. That is the only real OT opportunity we get. Hard to hit weekend events and put in the OT hours and Ol Chris needs the money. You know what they say:
"If you want to become a millionaire hunting hounds; start out as a billionaire."
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How does this sound?
NT CH Lots A Grit Wild N Blue Jazz

Jazz has won the last 5 casts-3 UKC and 2 PKC. Jazz has achieved her Nite Champ in 3 UKC casts with 2 first place wins and a 2nd. She scored 1,625+ with 0 minus and 0 circle. With her 2 PKC cast wins she has scored 2300 in five cast without a minus point.
There, I have jynxed us and my brag post is over. Thanks for putting up with me.

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That really shows Jazz is a top notch hound and all the work you put in! We all dream of hounds like Jazz but often forget the amount of work it takes to get them there! Congrats Chris! It's well deserved on both parts.

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NT CH Lots A Grit Wild N Blue Jazz

Jazz has won the last 5 casts-3 UKC and 2 PKC. Jazz has achieved her Nite Champ in 3 UKC casts with 2 first place wins and a 2nd. She scored 1,625+ with 0 minus and 0 circle. With her 2 PKC cast wins she has scored 2300 in five cast without a minus point.
There, I have jynxed us and my brag post is over. Thanks for putting up with me.

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